Worst

Definition: Worst

Worst

Adjective

1. (superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition; "the worst player on the team"; "the worst weather of the year".

Adverb

1. To the highest degree of inferiority or badness; "She suffered worst of all"; "schools were the worst hit by government spending cuts"; "the worst dressed person present".

Noun

1. The least favorable outcome; "the worst that could happen".

2. The greatest damage or wickedness of which one is capable: "the invaders did their worst"; "so pure of heart that his worst is another man's best".

3. The weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of: "it was the worst he had ever done on a test".

Verb

1. Colloquial usage; defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents".

Date "worst" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1200. (references)

Specialty Definition: Worst-case performance

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The term worst-case performance is used to describe the way an algorithm behaves under conditions that cause its performance to be as poor as possible. For example, a simple linear search has an average running time of n/2, but a worst case performance of n steps, when the item to be found is the last item in the table.
For many algorithms, it is important to analyze worst-case performance as well as average performance. A classic example is Quicksort, which is, in the average case, a very fast algorithm. But if not implemented with great care, its worst-case performance can degrade to O(n²) ((see Big O notation), ironically when the target table is already sorted.
Worst-case performance analysis is often easier to do than "average case" performance. For many programs, determining what "average input" is, is in itself difficult, and often that "average input" has characterics which make it difficult to characterise mathematically (consider, for instance, algorithms that are designed to operate on strings of text). Similarly, even when a sensible description of a particular "average case" (which will probably only be applicable for some uses of the algorithm) is possible, they tend to result in more difficult to analyse equations.
See: sort algorithm - an area where there is a great deal of performance analysis of various algorithms.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Worst-case performance."

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Certainty	Adverb: certainly; Adjective: for certain, certes, sure, no doubt, doubtless, and no mistake, flagrante delicto, sure enough, to be sure, of course, as a matter of course, a coup sur, to a certainty; in truth; (truly); at any rate, at all events; without fail; coute que coute, coute qu'il coute; whatever may happen, if the worst come to the worst; come what may, happen what may, come what will; sink or swim; rain or shine.
Defiance	Interjection: do your worst! come if you dare! come on! marry come up! hoity toity
Deterioration	Damnify; (aggrieve); do one's worst; knock down; deal a blow to; play havoc with, play sad havoc with, play the mischief with, play the deuce with, play the very devil with, play havoc among, play sad havoc among, play the mischief among, play the deuce among, play the very devil among; decimate.
Failure	Limp, halt, hobble, fall, tumble; lose one's balance; fall to the ground, fall between two stools; flounder, falter, stick in the mud, run aground, split upon a rock; beat one's head against a stone wall, run one's head against a stone wall, knock one's head against a stone wall, dash one's head against a stone wall; break one's back; break down, sink, drown, founder, have the ground cut from under one; get into trouble, get into a mess, get into a scrape; come to grief; (adversity); go to the wall, go to the dogs, go to pot; lick the dust, bite the dust; be defeated; have the worst of it, lose the day, come off second best, lose; fall a prey to; succumb; (submit); not have a leg to stand on.
Hopelessness	Phrase: "lasciate ogni speranza voi ch'entrate"; its days are numbered; the worst come to the worst; "no change, no pause, no hope, yet I endure"; "O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon"; "mene mene tekel upharson".
Inexpedience	Phrase: bad is the best: the worst come to the worst; herba mala presto cresco; "wrongs unredressed or insults unavenged ".
Malevolence	Wreak one's malice on, do one's worst, break a butterfly on the wheel; dip one's hands in blood, imbrue one's hands in blood; have no mercy; a.
Overestimation	Extol, extol to the skies; make the most of, make the best of, make the worst of; make two bites of a cherry.
Success	Defeat, conquer, vanquish, discomfit; euchre; overcome, overthrow, overpower, overmaster, overmatch, overset, override, overreach; outwit, outdo, outflank, outmaneuver, outgeneral, outvote; take the wind out of one's adversary's sails; beat, beat hollow; rout, lick, drub, floor, worst; put down, put to flight, put to the rout, put hors de combat, put out of court.
Threat	Interjection: vae victis! at your peril! do your worst!
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	You know, the worst ain't so bad when it finally happens (The Treasure of the Sierra Madre; writing credit: B. Traven; John Huston) I don't care! All I know is we didn't build it, and that's reason enough to assume the worst and blow it to kingdom come (The Iron Giant; writing credit: Brad Bird) Taking dinosaurs off this island is the worst idea in the long, sad history of bad ideas (The Lost World: Jurassic Park; writing credit: David Koepp) So the worst is that I pay my taxes much much later (The Firm; writing credit: David Rabe) Those Whos are hard to frazzle, Max. But, we did our worst, and that's all that matters (How the Grinch Stole Christmas; writing credit: Jeffrey Price)
Lyrics	Maybe the worst is behind (Falling For The First Time; performing artist: Barenaked Ladies) The worst thing that happened to me (Feelin' Stronger Everyday; performing artist: Chicago) You leave me when I'm at my worst (Days Go By; performing artist: DIRTY VEGAS) Whose worst fear is a child with dyed hair and who likes earrings (Sing For The Moment; performing artist: EMINEM) Then stood there on those tremblin' knees and waitin' for the worst (Love Without End Amen; performing artist: George Strait)
Clever	If you haven't got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble. (references; author: Bob Hope) If it turns out that there is a God, I don't think that he's evil. But the worst that you can say about him is that basically he's an underachiever. (references; author: Woody Allen) Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. (references; author: unknown) Your worst humiliation is only someone else's momentary entertainment. (references; author: unknown) My worst day of vacation has always been better than my best day at work. (references; author: unknown)
Movie/TV Titles	Lust Is the Worst Vice (1963) Poppa Knows Worst (1944) His Girl's Worst Friend (1943) The Worst Woman in Paris? (1933) Where the Worst Begins (1925)
Song Titles	Worst That Could Happen (performing artist: The Brooklyn Bridge)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children (reference) The Worst Band in the Universe [BARGAIN PRICE] (reference) Real Americans Admit: 'the Worst Thing I'Ve Ever Done' (reference) Worst Pills, Best Pills: A Consumer's Guide to Avoiding Drug-Induced Death or Illness (reference) Your Own Worst Enemy: Breaking the Habit of Adult Underachievement (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Worst Pills Best Pills (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	The Worst of Ed Wood Boxed Set (reference) The Worst Witch Collection - Set 2 (reference) I, the Worst of All (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	At Worst...The Best of Boy George and Culture Club (reference) Worst Enemies (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech	Worst Case Scenario Video Game Show (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Histological slide (H & E stain at x300) showing prostate cancer. On the right is a somewhat normal Gleason Value of 3 (out of 5) with moderately differentiated cancer. On the left is less normal tissue with a Gleason Value of 4 (out of 5) that is highly undifferentiated. The Gleason score is the sum of the two worst areas of the histological slide. Credit: Otis Brawley.		"The worst unbridged stream" Level party of H. P. Odessey. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.
	Now poor old Toby knows the worst,... / [John Collier]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.		Do you think grandpa ought to see that play? : Why not? he wouldn't understand the worst parts. Credit: Library of Congress.
	The worst is yet to come. Credit: Library of Congress.		"It's one of the worst fractures I've ever seen!". Credit: Library of Congress.
	"That's the worst one," says Elmer Davis, Director of Office of War Information at a press conference on foreign propaganda [...] March 17, 1943. Credit: Library of Congress.		An illustration of German atrocities. German woman, with shaven head, who was forced to carry a sign which translates as: "I am the worst swine in the village; I had dealings with Poles. Credit: Library of Congress.
	War is the second worst activity of mankind, the worst being acquiescence in slavery. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.


"Painted sky" by Luis Alexandre Commentary: "I took it june 14th, of 2003, its the view i get from my apartment.. not the best view possible.. but i guess it surely not the worst."	"Public Transportation 2" by Erika Thorpe Commentary: "S.D. public transportation...the worst in the state."
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

Author	Quotation
David Garrick	Corrupted freemen are the worst of slaves.
Edmund Burke	Bad laws are the worst form of tyranny.
John Dryden	Tomorrow do thy worst, I have lived today.
Miguel De Cervantes	A person dishonored is worst than dead.
Philip James Bailey	The worst men often give the best advice.
Quintus Curtius Rufus	Fear makes men believe the worst.
Robert Burns	Suspense is worst than disappointment.
Thomas Middleton	Since the worst comes to the worst.
William Hazlitt	The worst old age is that of the mind.
William Shakespeare	To fear the worst oft cures the worse.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Emma	Austen, Jane	I think her the very worst sort of companion that Emma could possibly have
Hiawatha's Photographing	Carroll, Lewis	Then they joined and all abused it, Unrestrainedly abused it, As the worst and ugliest picture They could possibly have dreamed of.
Scarlet Letter	Hawthorne, Nathaniel	And all, all, in the sight of his worst enemy
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	She is the worst girl that ever was.
Imitation of Horace	John Dryden	Happy the man, and happy he alone, He who can call to-day his own; He who, secure within, can say, To-morrow, do thy worst, for I have liv'd to-day
Walden	Thoreau, Henry David	This did not appear the worst, nor by any means a despicable alternative
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Babies with the worst cases die hours or days after birth. (references)
		They are missing some or, in the worst cases, almost all of the body’s immune defense weapons. (references)
		Although shag carpets are the worst type for the dust mite-sensitive person, all carpets trap dust and make dust control impossible. (references)
Business		This was the worst financial result in the last ten years. (references)
		Secondly, the majority of the cars are in urban areas, where the population is most dense, and the pollution is at its worst. (references)
		According to the companies interviewed in the preparation of this report, sales in 1999 were at their worst levels in many years. (references)
Civil Liberties	Tunisia	On May 3, for the fourth year in a row, the Committee to Protect Journalists named President Ben Ali as 1 of its "10 worst enemies of the press." In 2000 RSF stated that "journalists have adopted a habit of self-censorship and those who venture to be independent pay a high price." During the year, RSF named Ben Ali as 1 of "39 Predators of Press Freedom." The Tunisian Newspaper Association remained expelled from the World Association of Newspapers (WAN). (references)
Economic History	Kenya	From 1991 to 1993, Kenya had its worst economic performance since independence. (references)
	Uganda	Under Obote, the security forces had one of the world's worst human rights records. (references)
Human Rights	Brazil	One of the worst riots occurred in Carandiru prison, where police, prison guards, or other inmates killed 16 prisoners. (references)
	Sierra Leone	Prison and police lockup facilities conditions generally are harsh; at best they are Spartan, and at worst life threatening. (references)
	Kuwait	Two of the five new buildings planned for completion by the end of 2002 will provide rehabilitation facilities for the worst drug offenders. (references)
Political Economy	Ecuador	Ecuador is overcoming its worst economic crisis in 70 years. (references)
	URUGUAY	Since 1999, Uruguay has been undergoing its worst recession in fifteen years. (references)
	INDONESIA	The ILO ranks Indonesia as the third worst in Asia on child labor conditions. (references)
Political Rights	Nigeria	Although all parties engaged in attempts to rig the vote, the PDP machine in the Delta and Igboland was responsible for the worst excesses. (references)
	Nigeria	Those areas with the worst problems were the southern tier of states in the Niger Delta region, several states in Igboland, and several north central states. (references)
	Ethiopia	Due to election irregularities in various constituencies of the region, the NEB ordered that new elections be held in the Hadiya zone in June 2000 and agreed to bring charges against those suspected of the worst election abuses in the SNNPRS; however, no action had been taken by year's end. (references)
Trade	Uzbekistan	Surveys of foreign companies consistently conclude that currency restrictions are the worst of many serious obstacles to doing business in Uzbekistan. (references)
	Ukraine	The project aims (i) to increase efficiency, improve the reliability and service levels in the heating system in Sevastopol through introduction of decentralized mini-boilers in the areas of worst heating conditions and in key public buildings; and (ii) to promote sound cost recovery policies and practices and the commercialization and institutional development of newly established heat supply company Sevteploserviss. (references)
Women	Niger	Families often intervened to prevent the worst abuses, and women may (and do) divorce because of physical abuse. (references)
Worker Rights	Fiji	The law does not define the worst forms of child labor. (references)
	Vanuatu	The country has not ratified ILO Convention 182 on the worst abuses of child labor. (references)
	Niger	In 2000 the Government ratified ILO Convention 182 on the worst forms of child labor. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	FIDDLE, n. An instrument to tickle human ears by friction of a horse's tail on the entrails of a cat. To Rome said Nero: "If to smoke you turn I shall not cease to fiddle while you burn." To Nero Rome replied: "Pray do your worst, 'Tis my excuse that you were fiddling first." Orm Pludge
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Barry Manilow	That's why I said, the worst thing I could have done was to built myself a studio in my house. This is what I do all day long.
Chuck Hagel	Bob, I think you always must take the worst-case scenario in a situation like this, and you must always just assume the worst, especially with Saddam Hussein.
Don Hewitt	Yeah, but I got to tell you, in a nutshell, that night of the presidential debate was the worst night that ever happened in American politics.
Halle Berry	Life. Probably when I was ten, and my father, who had left us, came back to live with us for a year. That was probably one of the worst years of my life.
James Lipton	I criticize those critics. The reason being that they're doing one of the worst things that ever can be done to an actor, which is to say, Look, you do what we like you to do or else.
John Walsh	I've seen the worst of society and I've seen the best. When I was at Ground Zero I saw the horrible homicides that were committed there and the sadness, but I saw the best of America.
Rush Limbaugh	When intellectual leaders fail to foster the best in the mixed, unformed, vacillating character of people at large, the thugs are sure to bring out the worst.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
James Madison	1809-1817	From such an adversary hostility in its greatest force and in its worst forms may be looked for.
James Monroe	1817-1825	I am satisfied had a less decisive course been adopted that the worst consequences would have resulted from it.
Andrew Jackson	1829-1837	That which has for some time been in operation is, perhaps, the worst that could exist, and every advance that can be made in its improvement is a matter eminently worthy of your most deliberate attention.
Herbert C. Hoover	1929-1933	The worst evil of disregard for some law is that it destroys respect for all law.
Lyndon B. Johnson	1963-1969	Even the best of government is subject to the worst of hazards.
Ronald Reagan	1981-1989	But together, we too have come through the worst.
Bill Clinton	1993-2001	We must also protect our global environment, working to ban the worst toxic chemicals and to reduce the greenhouse gases that challenge our health even as they change our climate.
George W. Bush	2001-2005	Our discoveries in Afghanistan confirmed our worst fears, and showed us the true scope of the task ahead.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (superlative)	94.33%	4,539	2,154
Adverb (general)	5.02%	242	19,213
Noun (singular)	0.62%	30	63,341
Adjective (comparative)	0.02%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	4,812	N/A

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Worst	Last name	100	76,005
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

Language		Translations for "worst"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		thyej (bend, break, break to pieces, cash, change, crack up, demolish, fold, fracture, hurt, mammock, maul, mill, refract, rupture, shatter, shiver, sliver, smash, snap, Spall, split, stamp, transgress, wreck), mund (be able, can, conquer, floor, it's possible, may, overcome, plough under, vanquish, whack, whip), më keq se kushdo, më i rëndë, më i keq (worse). (various references)

Arabic		‏تغلب (beat, conquer, cope, crumple, get over, get past, get the better of, knock down, master, negotiate, outdo, overbear, overcome, predomination, pull through, quench, ride, vanquish, whack), ‏على النحو الأسوأ, ‏الأسوأ, ‏أردأ (worse). (various references)

Bulgarian		вземам връх над (have the drop on, overrule), най-неблагоприятен, най-неприятен, най-зле, най-лошото, най-лошо, най-лошата страна, най-лошата част, най-лош, надвивам (drub, fight down, fight off, overbear, overpower, overwhelm, pip, thrash, vanquish), побеждавам (beat, conquer, defeat, down, fight down, foil, have, lace, lick, master, mop up, overcome, overmaster, overpower, overthrow, overturn, pip, polish off, prevail, scupper, thrash, triumph, trounce, vanquish, whip, whop, win, zap). (various references)

Chinese		最坏. (various references)

Czech		nejhorší (bottom), nejhùře. (various references)

Danish		værst. (various references)

Dutch		slechtst. (various references)

Esperanto		plej malbona. (various references)

Farsi		وخیم شدن (Tense), شکست دادن (Defeat, Drub, Floor, Outdo, Skunk, Smash, Smite, Trounce, Vanquish), بدترین , بدترازهمه ،امتیازاوردن ƒدرمسابقه . (various references)

Finnish		pahin. (various references)

French		pis, pire (worse), le plus mauvais (the worst), le plus mal, le pire (the worst), battre, avoir le dessus sur, avoir la supériorité sur. (various references)

German		schlimmste, schlechteste (bottom), Grenz. (various references)

Greek		κατισχύω (overbear), χειριστόσ (very bad), χειριστό, χείριστος, ο χειρότερος, ο χειρίτερος. (various references)

Hebrew		לגבור (be mighty, beat, gain the upper hand, increase, overcome, overpower, prevail), גרוע ביותר, רע ביותר. (various references)

Hungarian		legrosszabbul, legrosszabb. (various references)

Icelandic		verstur. (various references)

Indonesian		paling buruk. (various references)

Italian		peggio (worse), la peggiore, il peggiore, il peggio, cattivissima. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		ワーク取り付け台 (fixtures, wardrobe, warning, warp, word, word processor, word-processor), 最低 (disgusting, horrible, least, lowest, nasty, yuck!). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ワースト , さいてい (arbitration, award, decision, disgusting, horrible, least, lowest, nasty, ruling, second time, yuck!). (various references)

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	pessimus, postremo. (various references)
Avestan	200-600	acishtem. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "worst": at the worst ♦ at worst ♦ bad is the best: the worst come to the worst ♦ be prepared for the worst ♦ do one's worst ♦ expect the worst ♦ get the worst of it ♦ have the worst of it ♦ let him do his worst ♦ make the worst of ♦ one's worst ♦ put smb. to the worst ♦ the worst ♦ think the worst of ♦ Worst case design ♦ worst case testing ♦ yield to worst. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "worst": worst-affected, worst-behaved, worst-case, worst-dressed, worst-equipped, worst-ever, worst-exploited, worst-hit, worst-judged, worst-kept, worst-managed, worst-off, worst-offending, worst-paid, worst-performing, worst-run, worst-storm.
	Ending with "worst": third-worst.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
the worst witch	154	live place worst	17
worst case scenario	87	in story way worst	16
australias driver worst	73	whats the worst that could happen	16
driver worst	59	song worst	16
worst	57	day ever lyrics plan simple worst	16
site web worst	56	food worst	15
movie worst	46	canadas nightmare worst	15
my own worst enemy	40	driver world worst	14
best celeb style undressed worst	38	company work worst	14
worst job	36	president worst	14
best it it times times worst	35	city worst	14
ever movie worst	35	flight worst	12
movie time worst	35	page web worst	12
worst pick up line	32	better worst	12
worst of the web	26	worst pickup line	12
best dressed worst	22	10 get married reason worst	12
enemy lyrics own worst	21	lit my own worst enemy	12
car worst	19	best pill pill worst	12
song wedding worst	19	best car used worst	11
dressed worst	17	ever song worst	11
		ever made movie worst	11
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Date	Source	Matthew Chapter 12, Verse 45
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Tote poreuetai kai paralambanei meq eautou epta etera pneumata ponhrotera eautou kai eiselqonta katoikei ekei kai ginetai ta escata tou anqrwpou ekeinou ceirona twn prwtwn outwV estai kai th genea tauth th ponhra
Latin	405	Vulgate	Tunc vadit et adsumit septem alios spiritus secum nequiores se et intrantes habitant ibi et fiunt novissima hominis illius peiora prioribus sic erit et generationi huic pessimae
Old English	990	West Saxon	Þonne gað he & hym to-genimð sefenoðre gastes wyrse þonne he. & ingangendehyo eardigeð þer. & þanne wurðeð þas mannesytemesten werse þonne þa ærran & swabyð þisse werstan cneornysse.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Thanne he goth, and takith seuen other spiritis with hym, worse than hym self; and thei entrynge yn dwellen there. And the last thingis of that man ben maad worse than the former. So it shal be and to this worst generacioun.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Then he goeth his waye and taketh vnto him seven other spretes worsse then himsilfe and so entre they in and dwell there. And the ende of that man is worsse then the beginning. Even so shall it be with this evell nacion.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also to this wicked generation.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits worse than himself, and they go in and make it their living-place: and the last condition of that man is worse than the first. Even so will it be with this evil generation.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Matthew Chapter 12, Verse 45
Cebuano	Ug unya molakaw siya ug magkuhag laing pito ka mga espiritu nga labi pang dautan kay kaniya, ug sila mosulod ug mopuyo niini; ug ang ulahing kahimtang niadtong tawhana molabi pa ka ngil-ad kay sa sinugdan. Mao usab kana ang mahitabo niining kaliwatana nga dautan."
Croatian	Tada ode i uzme sa sobom sedam drugih duhova, gorih od sebe, te uðu i nastane se ondje. Na kraju bude s onim èovjekom gore nego na poèetku. Tako æe biti i s ovim opakim naraštajem."
Danish	Så går den hen og tager syv andre Ånder med sig, som ere værre end den selv, og når de ere komne derind, bo de der; og det sidste bliver værre med dette Menneske end det første. Således skal det også gå denne onde Slægt."
Dutch	Dan gaat hij heen en neemt met zich zeven andere geesten, bozer dan hij zelf, en ingegaan zijnde, wonen zij aldaar; en het laatste van denzelven mens wordt erger dan het eerste. Alzo zal het ook met dit boos geslacht zijn.
Finnish	Silloin se menee ja ottaa mukaansa seitsemän muuta henkeä, pahempaa kuin se itse, ja ne tulevat sisään ja asuvat siellä. Ja sen ihmisen viimeiset tulevat pahemmiksi kuin ensimmäiset. Niin käy myös tälle pahalle sukupolvelle."
French	Il s`en va, et il prend avec lui sept autres esprits plus méchants que lui; ils entrent dans la maison, s`y établissent, et la dernière condition de cet homme est pire que la première. Il en sera de même pour cette génération méchante.
German	So geht er hin und nimmt zu sich sieben andere Geister, die ärger sind denn er selbst; und wenn sie hineinkommen, wohnen sie allda; und es wird mit demselben Menschen hernach ärger, denn es zuvor war. Also wird's auch diesem argen Geschlecht gehen.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Lalu ia pergi dan membawa tujuh roh lain yang lebih jahat dari dia. Kemudian mereka masuk ke dalam orang itu, lalu tinggal di situ. Dan akhirnya keadaan orang itu menjadi lebih buruk dari semula. Itulah juga yang akan terjadi dengan orang-orang jahat zaman ini."
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Kemudian pergilah ia mengambil tujuh setan yang lain pula bersama-sama dengan dia sendiri, yaitu yang terlebih jahat daripadanya, lalu masuklah ia diam di situ; maka hal orang yang dimasukinya itu, akhirnya menjadi terlebih jahat daripada awalnya. Demikian juga akan jadi kelak pada bangsa yang jahat ini."
Italian	Allora va, si prende sette altri spiriti peggiori ed entra a prendervi dimora; e la nuova condizione di quell'uomo diventa peggiore della prima. Così avverrà anche a questa generazione perversa».
Manx Gaelic	Eisht t'eh goll, as cur lesh marish shiaght spyrrydyn elley ta ny smessey na eh hene, as t'ad goll shagh as cummal ayns shen: as ta stayd yerrinagh yn dooinney shen ny s'doogh na'n toshiaght. Eer myr shoh hig eh dy ve er y cheeloghe vee chrauee shoh.
Maori	Na ka haere ia, ka tango i etahi atu wairua tokowhitu hei hoa mona, he kino noa atu i a ia, ka tomo ratou, ka noho ki reira; a kino atu i te timatanga te whakamutunga ki taua tangata. Tera ano e pera tenei whakatupuranga kino.
Norwegian	Så går den bort og tar med sig syv andre ånder, verre enn den selv, og de går inn og bor der, og det siste blir verre med det menneske enn det første. Således skal det også gå denne onde slekt.
Portuguese	Então vai e leva consigo outros sete espíritos piores do que ele e, entretanto, habitam ali; e o último estado desse homem vem a ser pior do que o primeiro. Assim há de acontecer também a esta geração perversa.
Rumanian	Atunci se duce wi ia cu el alte wapte duhuri mai rele deckt el: intrq kn casq, locuiesc acolo, wi starea din urmq a omului acestuia ajunge mai rea deckt cea dintki. Tocmai awa se va kntkmpla wi cu acest neam viclean.``
Russian	ФПЗДБ ЙДЕФ Й ВЕТЕФ У УПВПА УЕНШ ДТХЗЙИ ДХИПЧ, ЪМЕКЫЙИ УЕВС, Й, ЧПКДС, ЦЙЧХФ ФБН; Й ВЩЧБЕФ ДМС ЮЕМПЧЕЛБ ФПЗП РПУМЕДОЕЕ ИХЦЕ РЕТЧПЗП. фБЛ ВХДЕФ Й У ЬФЙН ЪМЩН ТПДПН.
Swahili	huenda kuwachukua pepo wengine saba, wabaya kuliko yeye; na wote huja wakamwingia huyo mtu. Na hali ya mtu huyo sasa huwa mbaya kuliko hapo mwanzo. Ndivyo itakavyokuwa kwa watu hawa waovu."
Swedish	då går han åstad och tager med sig sju andra andar, som äro värre än han själv, och de gå ditin och bo där; och så bliver för den människan det sista värre än det första. Så skall det ock gå med detta onda släkte."
Uma	Toe pai' hilou ncala' -i mpokio' pitu hingka anudaa' -na to meliu kadada'a-ra ngkai hi'a. Tumai-ramo mesua' hi tauna to napalahii toe-e wengi, pai' mo'oha' -ramo hi ree. Ka'omea-na tampai kampe'ahii' tauna toei ngkai lomo' -na. Wae wo'o mpai' to majadi' hi tauna to dada'a tempo toi: meliu lau-mi mpai' kasilaka-ra, apa' oja' -ra mpotarima-a."
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "worst": worsted, worsteds, worsting, worsts. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Worst" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: lorst, orst, Warsett, warst, whorts, wirst, woist, wores, worest, worlt, wornt, woros, worot, wors, worset, worsh, worsy, worts, woust, wrocht, wurst, wurt, wurz. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "worst" (pronounced wer"st)
4	w er" s t	Wurst.
3	-er" s t	burst, coerced, conversed, cursed, immersed, disbursed, dispersed, durst, emersed, first, headfirst, Hurst, interspersed, nursed, pursed, rehearsed, reimbursed, reversed, submersed, thirst, traversed, unrehearsed, versed.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: strow, trows, worts.
	Words within the letters "o-r-s-t-w"
	-1 letter: orts, rots, rows, sort, stow, swot, tors, tows, trow, twos, wort, wost, wots.
	-2 letters: ors, ort, rot, row, sot, sow, tor, tow, two, wos, wot.
	-3 letters: or, os, ow, so, to, wo.
	Words containing the letters "o-r-s-t-w"
	+1 letter: frowst, rowths, strown, strows, throws, towers, whorts, worset, worsts, worths.
	+2 letters: bestrow, frowsts, frowsty, growths, outrows, outwars, postwar, powters, prowest, strowed, swotter, towards, trowels, trowths, twofers, worrits, worsets, worsted.
	+3 letters: artworks, awlworts, bestrown, bestrows, bowsprit, brownest, cowrites, crownets, crowstep, cutworks, cutworms, fanworts, felworts, figworts, frowsted, kotowers, madworts, misthrow, miswrote, mugworts, networks, outcrows, outdraws, outgrows, outsware, outswear, outswore, outsworn, outwards, outwears, outworks, overwets, ragworts, ribworts, rowboats, rowdiest, saltwork, saltwort, sandwort, seatwork, skywrote, soapwort, software, starwort, strowing, studwork, swotters, taskwork, throwers, tinworks, topworks, towropes, trowsers, tryworks, upthrows, warthogs, whortles, wordiest, workouts, wormiest, worsteds, worsting, worthies, wrongest.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Worst

Definition: Worst

Worst

Adjective

Adverb

Noun

Verb

Specialty Definition: Worst-case performance

Synonyms: Worst

Synonyms within Context: Worst

Certainty

Defiance

Deterioration

Failure

Hopelessness

Inexpedience

Malevolence

Overestimation

Success

Threat

Crosswords: Worst

Modern Usage: Worst

Screenplays

Lyrics

Clever

Movie/TV Titles

Song Titles

Commercial Usage: Worst

Books

Periodicals

Theater & Movies

Music

High Tech

Photo Album: Worst

Digital Photo Gallery: Worst

Familiar Quotations: Worst

David Garrick

Edmund Burke

John Dryden

Miguel De Cervantes

Philip James Bailey

Quintus Curtius Rufus

Robert Burns

Thomas Middleton

William Hazlitt

William Shakespeare

Use in Literature: Worst

Emma

Austen, Jane

Hiawatha's Photographing

Carroll, Lewis

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Imitation of Horace

John Dryden

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

Non-Fiction Usage: Worst

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

Spoken Usage: Worst

Barry Manilow

Chuck Hagel

Don Hewitt

Halle Berry

James Lipton

John Walsh

Rush Limbaugh

Speeches: Worst

James Madison

James Monroe

Andrew Jackson

Herbert C. Hoover

Lyndon B. Johnson

Ronald Reagan

Bill Clinton

George W. Bush

Usage Frequency: Worst